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Archives for August 2021

Severe weather risks next 48 hours as Southern Ocean low impacts NZ (+10 Maps)

Heavy West Coast rain, heavy alpine snow and severe gales in exposed central parts of NZ – while those not…

Monday’s national forecast – NW airflow builds ahead of cold front (+12 maps)

A northwesterly airflow builds over New Zealand today ahead of a cold front which moves onto the lower South Island…

Sunday’s national forecast & Mon/Tue outlook – Another stormy system building (+8 Maps)

Westerly winds will gradually build today ahead of gales on Monday for some and heavy West Coast rain as a…

Saturday’s national forecast – Cold front pushes through (+12 maps)

A cold front pushes northwards over New Zealand today bringing in a southwest change, the usual pattern of rain in…

VIDEO: More severe weather coming, but in short bursts

A number of cold fronts attached to stormy systems south of NZ will disrupt our weather pattern for at least…

Rain, Snow & Gale maps as stormy systems move back through (+6 Maps)

A number of fronts will cross NZ in the days ahead with stormy systems over the Southern Ocean the main…

Friday’s national forecast – Weak front for the North Island (+8 maps)

A cold front moves over the North Island today bringing in a southwest change, then behind this front is a…

VIDEO: Windy westerlies dominate NZ’s weather for a week

We have surges of gales, western rain and dry and warmer than average weather in the mix too over the…

Thursday’s national forecast – NW builds then front (+8 maps)

A northwesterly airflow builds over New Zealand today ahead of a front, this front moves into the lower South Island…

Wednesday ‘warmer’ than average, still a bit cold in the north east tonight (+2 Maps)

Milder airflows are moving up the country in a dramatic contrast to the winter blast just 48 hours ago. As…